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The Painter and the Thief

Directed by: Benjamin Ree
Runtime: 1hr 42min Year: 2020
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Directed by: Benjamin Ree
Runtime: 1hr 42min Year: 2020
Country: Norway
Topics: Arts & Culture

A Czech artist befriends the career criminal who stole her paintings in this perspective-shifting two-hander.

Desperate for answers about the theft of her 2 paintings, Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova seeks out and befriends the career criminal who stole them. After inviting her thief to sit for a portrait, the two form an improbable relationship and an inextricable bond.

Filmed over three years, The Painter and the Thief follows a remarkable story that turns where you least expect it; an exercise in profound empathy, messy humanity and the subtle complexities of our relationships.